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Tenn. Code Ann. § 40-38-113

Information required to be provided to victim by law enforcement agencies

Acts 2000, ch. 801, § 1.

Law enforcement agencies shall provide notice of the following information to any victim of crime:

(1) The victim's rights under the Tennessee Constitution, Article I, § 35, to be free from intimidation, harassment and abuse throughout the criminal justice system;

(2) The availability, if any, of crisis intervention services and emergency and medical services;

(3) The name of the law enforcement agency and telephone number;

(4) In cases of domestic violence, the procedures and resources available for protection of the victim;

(5) The names and telephone numbers of public and private victim assistance programs, including the state criminal injuries compensation program and programs that provide counseling, treatment and other support services; and

(6) The procedural steps involved in a criminal prosecution.

Current official text: Tennessee Code (LexisNexis). Digitized from the UniCourt Code Improvement Commission public-domain capture. Reproduced from public-domain Tennessee statutes; confirm against the official source for the current text. Not legal advice.